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March was slow month for new vehicle sales in Western Australia, adding to a slow quarter for the majority of the top industry players, with Nissan being one of the few exceptions.

The University of Western Australia has established a new policy research centre with the Copenhagen Consensus Centre, which is headed by international climate change contrarian Bjorn Lomborg.

BC Iron has terminated a mining services contract with Watpac Civil & Mining three months early as it seeks to cut costs at its Nullagine joint venture operation in response to the plunging iron ore price.

Supreme Court Justice John McKechnie has been named as the new commissioner of the Western Australian Corruption and Crime Commission.

The federal government has shifted significant ground on its planned age pension changes, signalling the possible revival of a bonus scheme and tightening access to the part pension.

A young Perth job seeker will start a new job today after successfully spruiking his availability on St Georges Terrace.

BC Iron is the first Western Australian iron ore miner to receive royalty assistance from the state government’s relief package.

Although not alone in doing so, Malcolm Fraser’s failure to acknowledge the crimes against the Chinese people by the tyrannical Mao Tse-tung diminish his legacy.

Premier Colin Barnett will be looking for a new chief of staff now that Brian Pontifex has been appointed as Australia's next ambassador and permanent representative to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris.

The news from the iron ore and petroleum sectors may be disheartening for producers and investors alike, but another of Western Australia’s mineral exports is proving as resilient as stainless steel.

Producers and explorers will be breathing a sigh of relief this week after the state government announced it would leave resources royalty rates unchanged in this year’s budget.

Amid the gloom, WA has some positive resources stories to tell,with uranium developers buoyed by improving news, investment certainty guaranteed around royalties rates - for now - and nickel reappearing as a sturdy performer.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has described it as a "conversation starter" but some issues in the government's tax discussion paper, released today, are already proving debate stoppers.

Australian businesses should prepare now to take advantage of the recent free trade agreement signed with China, according to a recent report by ANZ.

Australians will have two years of their metadata stored by phone and internet providers after the Abbott government's controversial data retention laws passed parliament.

After more than a decade of strong interstate migration to Western Australia, the number of people moving to the west coast is being outstripped by the number of Sandgropers heading for the east coast, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Federal Labor leader Bill Shorten is reluctant to back a solution to a stand-off with Western Australia about how GST revenue is divided among the states.

Fortescue Metals Group has cited the finer points of the Australian Competition and Consumer Act to justify calls by its chairman Andrew Forrest for Australia's biggest iron ore miners to cap production in order to lift prices.

FOR as long as I can recall, numerous commentators have been forecasting a hard landing in China. And for as long as I can recall they have been wrong. 

Software company Stochastic Simulation has joined a growing list of Western Australian businesses kicking goals globally in oil and gas technology development, as local providers increasingly target opportunities offshore.

Australia is likely to avoid a recession as the mining boom fades, the Reserve Bank of Australia boss says.

Trading hours will be extended for retail shops in the metropolitan area on Easter Monday and Anzac Day.

Former prime minister Malcolm Fraser has died at the age of 84.

Western Australian teachers have accepted the state government's pay rise offer, with the education minister labelling the deal a win for common sense and financial responsibility.

Business groups have broadly welcomed the federal government’s approach to improving the 457 visa scheme, but believe more changes need to be made to uphold the integrity and lawful use of temporary skilled migration in Australia.

The Committee for Perth has added to the debate over Perth’s public transport system by releasing research indicating light rail systems attract more passengers, have lower running costs, and travel faster than rapid bus systems.

Fiona Stanley Hospital chief executive David Russell-Weisz has been appointed director general of the Western Australian Department of Health.

The federal government wants to give business four additional ways to cut carbon emissions under its direct action policy.

The Reserve Bank of Australia says it may need to take a razor to interest rates again as Australia's economic outlook continues to deteriorate.

Rising political player Christian Porter wants to hear from business on ways to reduce compliance costs.

Is it any wonder the sound of leather on willow brings us such joy?